Wastewood Verge
Land
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. Activate only if you control a Swamp or a Forest.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BG
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Aetherdrift
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #1156
Wastewood Verge enters untapped and produces black or green mana, making it a dual land that doesn't cost you tempo — the only catch is the life payment, which Witherbloom, the Balancer turns from a drawback into a resource. It's a clean inclusion in any black-green shell that wants both colors on turn one without sacrificing speed.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Witherbloom, the Balancer
Witherbloom, the Balancer actively rewards paying life, so the life cost on Wastewood Verge feeds the engine rather than draining it — this is the deck where the land goes from good to great.
Jenova, Ancient Calamity
Jenova, Ancient Calamity wants its mana base to function smoothly from the first turn, and Wastewood Verge delivers untapped black or green without the usual conditional hoops of other dual lands.
Venom, Deadly Devourer
Venom, Deadly Devourer benefits from consistent early mana, and Wastewood Verge's unconditional entry makes it a reliable piece in the black-green two-color base Venom demands.
High Perfect Morcant
High Perfect Morcant runs a dense curve and can't afford taplands slowing it down — Wastewood Verge is one of the cleanest ways to hit both colors untapped in the early game.
Aatchik, Emerald Radian
Aatchik, Emerald Radian wants acceleration and consistency in green-black, and Wastewood Verge slots in as a no-nonsense dual that keeps the deck moving without any setup requirements.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Wastewood Verge is a straightforward pickup for any black-green deck that prioritizes speed — untapped duals at this slot are scarce, and the life payment is rarely meaningful in a 40-life format. In competitive two-player formats like Modern and Pioneer, its role is narrower: shock lands and fetchlands set the bar high, so Wastewood Verge fits best in budget builds or as a supplementary dual in lists that have already exhausted the premium options. Legacy and Vintage have deeper pools of untapped duals that outclass it on raw power, so it only makes sense there under strict budget constraints. Across formats, the card does exactly what it says — it's never exciting, but it never fails to do its job.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data for Wastewood Verge isn't available at the moment, so check current listings on TCGplayer or Cardmarket before buying. As a functional dual land in a popular color pair, copies tend to move around new Commander product releases, so confirming the live price before picking up a set is worth the extra step.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.